Teddy Sears and Shantel VanSanten have joined the cast to the new season of "The Flash."

A number of announcements were made regarding the new season of the TV series during Comic-Con. The first was the addition Sears in the role of Jay Garrick. It is unknown what role the character will play in the show as Garrick is the original Flash, created long before Barry Allen took up the mantle.

However, The CW notes Garrick is "a mysterious figure who arrives in Central City to warn Barry Allen and his team at S.T.A.R. Labs of an impending danger that he alone cannot hope to stop."

During the press conference at Comic Con "The Flash" executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said, "Having Jay Garrick come onto the show was one of our earliest ideas. It is so exciting, as we rush into season two, that we finally get to bring the Crimson Comet to life. We couldn't imagine anyone more suited to play the original Flash than Teddy."

It also was finally confirmed who the new love interest for Barry Allen will be. The character known as Patty Spivot will be played by Shantel VanSanten. The CW noted, "Patty is obsessed with metahumans and partners with Det. Joe West this season but has no idea that her new crush is The Flash."

Meanwhile Kreisberg said, "We were huge fans of The Messengers and are excited to have Shantel join us to help complicate Barry Allen's love life in season two."

For months there was speculation that the CW would not have Iris as the main love interest as it did not make sense with the way the first season ended.

The Comic Con panel also included a new video that announced the new villain. According to Kreisberg the Season 2's main villain will be Zoom. The character is well known in the comics and will likely excite fan boys and fans of the show.

The CW will air "The Flash" Season 2 in October.